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Monday, May 24, 2010

Here is a picture of little Elenor who is holding a dolly I made as a special present for her. This dolly is not an original design by me, she is Lizzie by Karlene Atkins of katkins. I had to reduce her size, she would have been bigger than Elenor!
At the moment I am knitting - my Winter craft - this is a pattern I found on the netMr. Bean style Teddy
Nathan has always loved Mr. Bean and we both think his teddy is the best, so I think I will be making a few of these.....one for me, one for Nathan, one for my sister, one for my cousin, one for my friend................

Saturday, May 15, 2010

While surfing the net I discovered a new kind of puzzle. Give it a try and see what you think. At the bottom of the page you can go to other pages of puzzles to do. Good brain exercise - and some interesting quilts!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

While on our last stop in London, I happened to find a lovely little shop selling Royal Doulton with a 30 % off sale! Now, I was very disappointed that I did not buy a Louis XIII clock when touring the Palace of Versailles. So I really wanted a little clock and this one would do as reminder of my travels. ( The truth is I still want that Louis clock, and I am going to have to go back to France to get it) - but I digress - I bought this little clock and was so pleased with myself.

So I have had this clock in the wall unit, and not really realised it is keeping time, but not the right time! So, I will have to wind it forward........... but I looked and I looked and I could not find a winder or anything that kept it going! I looked into the bottom of the clock and there was no way you could set it through the little holes in the bottom.... I asked my husband and he looked at me blankly - I thought men knew everything!

Then a while ago, a friend visited me to do some quilting, and when I told her my problem, she just smiled and said " Oh, I worked in a jewellery shop, I know how to fix it " and with that she popped the front face out with her fingernail and adjusted the time and popped it back into its little resting place! What about that !

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I am dollmaker who is inspired by so many talented artists out there.
I have sculpted fairies and gnomes, but it is the little girl dolls that speak to me. And of late, antique dolls that have lived such a long life intrigue me. Currently I am experimenting with clay over cloth.